{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/6a8db278d477524f47a57577?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"God, Religion, the Troubles, and the Christian Peacebuilding  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1787670189520-d87e6fcb-da06-4f7c-88f8-d2d07f84b3ae.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For much of the world, the Troubles in Northern Ireland were about Catholics and Protestants fighting each other.&nbsp;With those labels being used as shorthand to this day to describe members of the two main communities, it's easy to see why.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>But whilst for some the conflict clearly included a religious element, the role of religion is certainly up for debate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But what about peacebuilding – what role did Christians have in ending the conflict?&nbsp;&nbsp;Professor Gladys Ganiel’s research focuses on the role of religion in conflict in Northern Ireland.&nbsp;&nbsp;She has written a new short book – it's entitled Christianity and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>She joined Ciarán Dunbar.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}